Bouquet pin



F. SALMON BOUQUET PIN Nov. 1 1927.

Filed Fe 15 1927 Q4?! ya.-

' lNVfiNTOR fiA/V/(nj AL/WOM ATTORNEY FRANK sermon, on

PATENT OFFICE.

LUZERNE, NEW YORK.

BOUQUET PIN.

Application filed February This invention relates to bouquet pins orfasteners and in particular to one adapted to I which the flower stemsneed not be mutilated when held thereby.

A further particular object of the invention is to provide a bouquetholding pin which is rovided with clamp arms which can be placed aboutthe stems of theflowers to hold the same properly together and permitthe bouquet to'be fastened securely -to the clothing of the wearer.

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the underlyingfeatures of my invention that they may embody the same in the variousmodifications in structure and relation contemplated, a drawingdepicting a preferred form has been annexed as a part of this disclosureand in such drawing," similar reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout all the views, of which,

Figure 1 1s a view in perspective of a bouquet, the stems of the flowersof which are wrapped and held together with my improved bouquet pin.

Figure 2 is an enlar ed view in side elevation of the bouquet m showingthe clamp arms associated therewith which are used to maintain the'stems of the'bouquetflowers in compact relation whereby the appearanceof the bouquet will be enhanced.

Figure 3 is a view in side elevation of a modified form of bouquetholding pin, which is adapted to be extended to be used with bouquetshaving long stems, the clamp arm being provided with eyes wherebytheycan be suitably opened to admit the stems of the flowerstherebetween.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 3 showingthe arrangement of the clamping arm and the telescopic pin memberthrough the medium of which the pin may be adjusted to various sizedbouquets. a p

Referring'to the drawing in detail, 5 indicates flowers cut in bouquetstyle, the stems 6 of which are wrapped-as with the tin foil 7 to givethe bouquet a neat and pleasing appearance.- Heretofore it has beennecessary touse a single long in to fasten the bouquet to the clothes oft e wearer and this has mutilated the tin foil and has also separatedthe stems of the flowersso that the bouquet 15, 1927. Serial No. reams.

itself became disarranged and its appearance untidy. In order toovercome this objection, I have provided a pin member indicatedgenerally by the numeral 8 and consisting of the piercing shank 9, whichis pointed at its lower end as at 10, the lower end being adapted to beheld in the spoon end 11 of the opposite shank 12, the spoon end, ofcourse being turned up as at 13 to provide a holding receptacle for thesharp end 10 of the pin shank 9 so that the same will not catch in theclothing of the wearer, when the pin is closed. The spoon shank 12 isprovided in its intermediate portion with the loop members 14 and 15disposed in alignment and arranged to hold the clamp arms 16 and 17respectively. These arms, in their mid portionare curled as at 18 aboutthe loops 14 and 15 whereby the clamps are held in spacedrelation andthe loops 18, forming a part thereof, have a tendency to cause normalclosing of the clamp arms and these clamp arms being substantially theshape of the bouquet stem, are arranged to grip the same at spacedpoints 19, as shown in Figure 1 and in having their ends overlap eachother, rigidly maintain the bouquet in upright position when'worn on theclothing of the wearer.

Further, the clamp arms 16 and 17 maintain the tin foil about the flowerstems 6 in proper position and enhance the appearance of the bouquet, asa whole. In the modified form shown in Figure 3 and Figure I haveprovided an extension bouquet, holding pin which cdnsists of the pinmember 20 which is provided with a straight shank portion 21 and a pinend 22, the straight shank portion 21 being slidably held in the hollowextended portion 23 of a pin holder 24, the hollow stem is of tubularconstruction and its lower end is flat and curved as at 25 to provide areceptacle or guard for the pin end 22 through the medium of which thepin may be held in closed position when secured to the clothes of thewearer. It is evident that an extended pin portion 22 is necessary andin order to allow the same to be locked in any position relative to theholding member 24, I have in position to be placed within the guardmember. This, of course would be the normal position of wear but in theevent that a long stemmed bouquet was to be worn, then means would haveto be provided for attaching the pin to the holding member no matter hoWfar the holding clamps were separated.

The holding clamps are made of heavy resilient wire 27 and curled as at28, or looped about the ortion of the pin to which they are attached theupper one 29 being secured to the pin member 20 and being suitablywelded or soldered in position thereon while the lower one 30 islikewise secured to the tubular member 23 or the lower pin portion. Theends of the clamping wires are provided with the finger loops 31 and itwill be noted that the ends of the wires in Figure 4, overlap and theseloops 31 when gripped and drawn toward each other Will distend the loopso that the flowers may be inserted therein, after the releasing ofwhich the clamp arms or wires will securely grip the stems of thebouquet, thus securing it in position on the pin and allowing it to beattached to the clothing of the wearer.

The wire making up the clamps, it is evident by being made of resilientmetal, will securely grip the tin foil which surrounds the stems of theflowers and maintains all of the stems securely in position thusenhancing the appearance of the bouquet.

It is evident, therefore, that I have provided a new and originalbouquet holding pin which may be securely attached to the clothing ofthe wearer to receive the bouquet and which will securely hold thehouquet in upright position and will prevent its disarrangement.

A further advantage of my invention is that in its modified form, it maybe extended to securely hold long stemmed bouquets and may be adjustedto any length desired within its range and the bouquet so held may besecured to the garments of the wearer to hold the flowers in uprightposi tion.

While I have illustrated and described my invention with some degree ofparticularity, I realize that in practice various alterations thereinmay be made. I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing theform of the details of construction or otherwise altering thearrangement of the correlated parts without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by United States Letters Patent is 1. A bouquet holder com risinga -.pin member, one portion of whic constitutesa piercing shank and theother of which constitutes a clamp holder, resilient wire clamps securedin said holder and said clamps being expandable and adjustablerelatively to each other to hold bouquets of various sizes and acovering means on one end of, said clamp holder for receiving andguarding the pointed end of said piercing shank.

2. A bouquet holder comprising a pin member, one portion of whichconstitutes a piercing shank and the other of which constitutes a clampholder, resilient wire clamps secured to said holder and said clampsbein adjustable relatively to each other for h'ol ing bouquets havingstems of various lengths. I

Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

FRANK SALMON. [1 s.]

